Improvement in eeteesble dumping-sleds



J. .H. NONAM AKER Dumping-Sled.

Patemed Feb. 26. 1867.

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Be it known that I, J. H. NONAMAKER, o'i' Middlctown, in the county oi Dauphin, and State of Pcnnsylvnnin, have invented a. new and improved Reversible Dumping-Sled; and I do hereby declare that the following is it full, clecr and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to niche and use the some, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a. vertical longitudinal section of my improved sled,sliowing the form of the sides or runners,

Figure 2 is a detail sectional view of the drought-hook.

Figure 3 is a top view of the sled, showing the arrangement of' the chains.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish on improved machine for use in cleaning out the manure from stables; in hauling corn, before it has been hushed, from one port of the field to another; in hauling dirt from excavations too narrow to admit a curt; in hauling cord-wood from uclenring, and for other similar uses where itis desirable to unload without its being necessary to handle the load piece by piece. And it consists in the construction of the drought-hook, by means of which the drought is transferred from the front to the rear end of the sled for the purpose of dumping the load; by melting the sled reversible by forming runners upon both dides of thobottom or floor of the sled; in rounding oft both ends of the runners so that the sled may be drawn-with either end forward; and in the combination and orrungcmentof the chains with the ends of the sled and with the draught-hook for the purpose of binding on the loud and drawing and dumping the sled; the whole being constructed and arranged as hereinafter more fully described.

A is the bottom or door of the sled, to the side edges of which fire attached the runners B. The runners B are made double, as shown in fig. i, that is to say, the bottom A has runners upon both sides, so that it may be used either side up with equal facility. Each of the two double runners 'B may be made in one piece and secured to the side edges of the bottom A, or it may be made in two or more pieces, as maybe desired. Both ends of the runners are rounded off, but the rounding oil ot the forward end is more gradual to enable the sled to more readily assover obstructions when loaded. 6 is the druught-chnin the ends of which are attached to the forward end of the sled near the sides, as, shown in H 3. In the aniddle of the chain G is placed a, ring or enlargedlink, c, for the reception of the draught-book D. E is the binding and dumping-chain, the Tom,

part of which is divided into two ports or branches, Z1" and the ends oi'owhich hre attached to the rear end of the sled'near its sides, as shown in fig, 3. The chain E is of such a. length that after passing over the load upon the sled it may be hooked upon the'hook-d formed upon the side of the hook D. D is the drought "hook, to the forward end of which is attached, or upon it is formed, it ring or book, d, to which the horse or horses srenttuched. d is an arm, pivoted to the middle part of the body of the hoolt in such a way that it may have n slight forwnrd and backward movement. Upon the rear side of the arm at is formed a notch, as shown in fig. '1, for the reception of the end of the curved arm al pivoted to the rear end of the body oi the hook D. This arm is 'of such a size as to readily pass through the ring c, and its ond'is of such a form as to fit into the notch formed in the arm d. d is a spring, one end of which is securedto the forward end of the body of the hook, and the other or free end presses against the forward side of the arm d, holding the hook D locked until released by pulling upon the sm allcord or chain F attached to the upper end of the arm oi- In using the sled the hook D is attached to the choin'G and the sled loaded. The chain E is then passed over the sled and load, and its forward end attached to the-hook d. Upon arriving ot the unloading place a slight pull upon the cord'or chitin F detaches the hook D, throwing the drought wholly upon the chain Fr; tipping the sled over forward and dumping the load; and the sled may bedrnwn back to the piece of loading without its having been necessary to stop the horses. The sled thus' arrives at the lending place in proper position to be loaded, it being only necessarjto turn the horses, which, when the place-is contrnctcd, irony be done by leading them directly over the sled.

Having thus described my intfpntion, what]; claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. The drought-hook D, constructedsubstantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose set forth. p o i 2. Making the sled reversible by forming runners '13 upon both sides of its bottom or door A, substantially los herein shown and described.

Rounding off both ends of the runner so that the'slcd may be drawn with either end forward, substantially ha herein shown and described.

4. The combination and arrangement of the chains E and C with the ends of the sled, end with the drought- J. ll. NONAMAKER. Witnesses:

Yunnan Erna,- 

